The Radio Control Club of Detroit
An AMA Gold Leader Club |
The Radio Control Club of Detroit
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| AMA Chapter # 368 | An AMA Charter Club Since 1953 |
IMAA Chapter #206 |
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Events Only |
News Archive |
2010 RCCD Event Schedule
(Click for full Schedule including meetings & Ground School
with links to flyers & pictures)
Month |
Date |
Day |
Event |
Event Description |
Jan |
24 |
Sun |
An opportunity to make space for new stuff, or get a deal on "experienced" aircraft and equipment | |
Mar |
20/21 |
Sat/Sun |
Mall Show |
Club members display models and answer questions about R/C model aviation at the Macomb Mall |
Apr |
24 |
Sat |
Season prep of field |
Getting the field cleaned up and ready for the warmer flying months. |
May |
1& |
Sat & |
Brag Day & |
Saturday: An opportunity for members to grab bragging rights in various categories. |
. |
16 |
Sun |
Sunday: Open to any AMA member to fly only electric-powered models (Rain Date 5/16) |
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May |
22/23 |
Sat/Sun |
Pilots’ planes fly with 30ft paper tail. The object is to cut tails of other planes, defend your tail, and avoid a mid-air. Heats in multiple classes. | |
Jun |
6 |
Sun |
EAA CH13/RCCD Joint Fly-in |
Members of both clubs get together to share their respective aviation interests. |
Jun |
8 |
Tue |
Kids’ Night (1) |
RCCD hosts kids from area foster and shelter homes, providing a meal and an opportunity to build a basic model and fly R/C. (Evening only) |
Jun |
12 & |
Sat & |
Saturday: Open to any AMA member to fly Giant Scale models. (1/4 scale or bigger; or minimum wingspan of 80in for monoplanes; 60in for bi-planes; or length plus wingspan of 140in for jets. | |
. |
13 |
Sun |
Sunday: A fly-in open to any AMA member, for models with two or more wings and/or two or more engines. | |
Jun |
27 |
Sun |
Great Lakes Scale |
A fly-in open to any AMA member, for models of full-scale aircraft, with optional judged flying. |
Jul
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24 |
Sat |
Control-Line Fly-in |
Open to any AMA member to fly control-line aircraft in the club's U-control area. |
25 |
Sun |
A Fly-in open to any AMA member, for aircraft powered only by 4-stroke engines. | ||
Aug |
10 |
Tue |
Kids’ Night (2) |
RCCD hosts kids from area foster and shelter homes, providing a meal and an opportunity to build a basic model and fly R/C. (Evening only) |
14/15 |
Sat/Sun |
Romeo/RCCD Fly-in |
We'll fly at one club on Saturday and the other on Sunday | |
Aug |
21/22 |
Sat/Sun |
Pilots’ planes fly with 30ft paper tail. The object is to cut tails of other planes, defend your tail, and avoid a mid-air. Heats in multiple classes. | |
Sep |
4 |
Sat |
Club Fly-in, |
Saturday: Last “big bash” of the year. Saturday is for open flying. |
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& 5 |
& Sun |
Club Picnic and Fun-fly |
Sunday: Bomb-drops, Keep- the-Jellybeans and/or other pilot challenges, plus picnic. |
Oct |
9 |
Sat |
Winter prep of field |
Winterize the field and enclose the shelter with plastic walls, for the hold-outs who fly though the winter. |
Dec |
14? |
Tue |
Christmas Dinner |
Good friends, good food, good time. Date to be confirmed |